Central vs Virgin

A side-by-side comparison of Central and Virgin: population, income, housing, and more.

Central and Virgin are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Central has the higher population (773 vs 734 in Virgin). Central has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $80,625 in Virgin). Virgin has the higher median home value ($466,300 vs $350,000 in Central).

Population, income & housing

	Central	Virgin
Population	773	734
Median age	47.3 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,875	$80,625
Median home value	$350,000	$466,300
Housing units	327	270
Homeownership rate	96.2%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central	Virgin
Population	883 → 773 (-12.5%)	595 → 734 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$52,000 → $81,875 (+57.5%)	$63,611 → $80,625 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$191,300 → $350,000 (+83.0%)	$281,300 → $466,300 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$833 → $870 (+4.4%)

Central

Population

883773

Median household income

$52,000$81,875

Median home value

$191,300$350,000

Virgin

Population

595734

Median household income

$63,611$80,625

Median home value

$281,300$466,300

Median gross rent

$833$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central	Virgin
Under 5	9.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	29.2%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	5.4%	4.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.3%
55 to 64	19.7%	17.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.9%
75 and over	12.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central	Virgin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central	Virgin
No high school diploma	3.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	23.1%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central	Virgin
Drove alone	54.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	45.2%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central	Virgin
1-unit, detached	93.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Central	Virgin
Poverty rate	5.2%	22.8%
Average household size	2.68	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1997	1996